Freedom 36

Freedom 36

Development
Designer	Gary Mull
Location	United States
Year	1985
Builder(s)	Tillotson Pearson Inc (Freedom Yachts)
Name	Freedom 36
Boat
Crew	two
Displacement	14,370 lb (6,520 kg)
Draft	6.00 ft (1.83 m) (with standard keel) 4.5 ft (1.4 m) (with shoal draft keel)
Hull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	36.42 ft (11.10 m)
LWL	30.58 ft (9.32 m)
Beam	12.50 ft (3.81 m)
Hull appendages
Rig
General	Free-standing Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height	33.34 ft (10.16 m)
J foretriangle base	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
P mainsail luff	45.50 ft (13.87 m)
E mainsail foot	16.57 ft (5.05 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	376.97 sq ft (35.022 m2)
Jib/genoa area	191.71 sq ft (17.810 m2)
Total sail area	568.67 sq ft (52.831 m2)
Racing
PHRF	147 (average)
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The Freedom 36 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1985. The design is out of production.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The boat was built by Tillotson Pearson in the United States for Freedom Yachts.^[1][5]

The Freedom 36 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a free-standing fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. With the standard keel it displaces 14,370 lb (6,518 kg) and carries 6,500 lb (2,948 kg) of ballast. With the shoal keel it displaces 13,400 lb (6,078 kg).^[1][2][5][6]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM diesel engine.^[1][5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 147 with a high of 144 and low of 150. It has a hull speed of 7.41 kn (13.72 km/h).^[2][5]

The Freedom 36 design was developed into the Freedom 38 in 1989.^[7]

Freedom 36

Model with standard keel and 6.00 ft (1.83 m) draft. It displaces 14,370 lb (6,518 kg) and carries 6,500 lb (2,948 kg) of ballast.^[1][2][5]

Freedom 36 SD

Model with shoal draft keel and 4.5 ft (1.4 m) draft. It displaces 13,400 lb (6,078 kg).^[1][5][6]

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